What part of speech is slugging?

Slugging can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. slugging is a verb, gerund of slug (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) slug

slug / slugs

slugged

slugged

slugging

Infinitive: (to) slug
Present: slug / slugs
Simple Past: slugged
Past Participle: (have) slugged
Gerund: slugging

What does slugging mean?

Definitions

Verb
slug - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"
slug - be idle; exist in a changeless situation; "The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"; "He slugged in bed all morning"
Noun
slugging - hitting a ball hard; slogging.

Examples of slugging

#		Sentence
1.	noun	He took a slug of hard liquor.
2.	verb	I'm going to slug you in the gut.
3.	verb	The boys couldn't agree who tougher, so they decided to slug it out.
4.	verb	I'm going to slug you in the gut.
5.	verb	The boys couldn't agree who tougher, so they decided to slug it out.

Sentence
noun
He took a slug of hard liquor.
verb
I'm going to slug you in the gut.
The boys couldn't agree who tougher, so they decided to slug it out.
I'm going to slug you in the gut.
The boys couldn't agree who tougher, so they decided to slug it out.

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